Originally Posted by
Blackhawk
This. I’ve been a CO and a CP. Very different beasts. As I wrote above CP and DO are FAR 119 positions and are designated/approved by name by the FAA.
^^^This.^^^
I had to have a face to face interview with our POI and the CMO's Chief Dispatch Inspector before I could be designated by name as Chief Pilot. There is no equivalent position in the US military.